Overall, UNC is 26-6 against Virginia at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels are coming off a 24-point win against N.C. State, arguably UNC's best game from start to finish this season. RJ Davis scored 21 points to lead four UNC players in double figures.

North Carolina enters Saturday's game at home against Virginia facing another 'can't lose' situation as they continue to play for their NCAA Tournament lives. After beating NC State, UNC is looking to make it three-straight wins and keep their hopes alive.

After picking up a 97-73 dominant home win over the NC State Wolfpack (10-16, 3-12 ACC) on Wednesday night, Hubert Davis' fourth UNC basketball team climbed five notches to No. 45 overall in the NCAA NET Rankings on Thursday morning. The NCAA NET Rankings are a metric used to evaluate squads for NCAA Tournament invites and seeding.